Coventry's reserve hero Jason Garrity has revealed how his incredible 17-point haul at Wolverhampton on Monday was achieved on a borrowed engine.

The 20-year-old was already a massive fans’ favourite, but his remarkable display at Monmore Green has elevated him still further in the popularity charts as he made the telling contribution to a 46-44 local derby win for the Buildbase Bees.

Garrity had blown an engine while racing in the Premier League for Rye House on Saturday, but any fears that he would not be competitive on a circuit where he has starred in the past were quickly allayed.

He said: “I borrowed an engine for this meeting and now I just wish I could keep it!

“This year has cost me a lot, we’re not making a lot of money and I’m just grateful to someone for lending me the engine, I really appreciate it.

“I’d love to buy it, and if anyone can help me out with that, anything would help!”

Garrity has often made the reserves’ races his own, but the key moments in Elite League meetings this season have often come when the youngsters race against members of the opposition’s top five.

And on this occasion, Wolves’ middle order trio of Ty Proctor, Ricky Wells and Jacob Thorssell all suffered defeats at the hands of Garrity, who dropped his only point when Wells found a way through in Heat 4.

Garrity said: “I was winning that race as well! Then Kyle Howarth crashed into the other guy and it got re-run, and I was winning that one for a few laps and I don’t know why I decided to come off the line and got overtaken.

“That’s what happens, it’s racing and you can’t win them all. But this is one of my favourite tracks, if not my favourite – I like Coventry as well, and I’m really enjoying my racing.

“I’m making starts, I was on it and I’m not beating myself up about the one point. I’ve learnt a lesson, if you have a bad night you have to forget about it and move on.

“I’m just loving my speedway. Last year I broke my leg and things went wrong – this year it took a while to get back on it, but now I’m on it and I hope to end the year like this.

“I know I’ve got a big future in speedway and I’m just doing everything I can to dedicate myself to make sure I get everything perfect.”

Garrity’s team-mates were also fulsome in their praise after a memorable meeting, although it still required Hans Andersen and Chris Harris to produce big rides in the closing stages to secure Bees’ fourth away win of the season.

Harris said: “Jason was on fire, and that shows just how good he is around here. He was our match-winner with 17 out of 18, and we were giving him stick for dropping that point!

“We needed to come here and perform, and we did. Heat 15 nearly came to blows when I almost ran into the back of Hans, but I managed to save it and get up the inside of Rory Schlein to get the 3-3 that we needed.”